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Last Friday, President Trump gave Ukraine a Thanksgiving deadline to approve a US peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.
As the deadline approaches, explore the Atlantic Council’s expert analysis on the details of the plan and what comes next.
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As the deadline approaches, explore the Atlantic Council’s expert analysis on the details of the plan and what comes next.
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Read what our experts @AmbDanFried, @JohnEdHerbst, and @leslieshedd had to say about the 28-point US peace plan for Ukraine:
atlanticcouncil.org/content-series…
atlanticcouncil.org/content-series…
@AmbDanFried @JohnEdHerbst @leslieshedd For a deeper dive into the details of the peace proposal and to understand its wider implications, read more in our expert conversation with @ACEurasia’s @JohnEdHerbst:
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
@GaryAmbrosia @SomeBitchIIKnow Let's note that this
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is what Gary posted after I expressed my anger toward him in response to the insult above, in a pair of tweets that I deleted a few minutes later. Can anybody still seriously doubt that this guy is a troll?
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is what Gary posted after I expressed my anger toward him in response to the insult above, in a pair of tweets that I deleted a few minutes later. Can anybody still seriously doubt that this guy is a troll?
@GaryAmbrosia @SomeBitchIIKnow Look at how much pleasure this lowlife got out of the anger he inspired in me, after he followed his unprovoked attack on L with condescension in response to a simple, reasonable question - "why are you acting like this."
Basically.
Basically.
@GaryAmbrosia @SomeBitchIIKnow Not just a troll. A terminally online troll who, two days before Thanksgiving, was sitting there, waiting for them, as he responded to them within that very narrow window of opportunity. Suggesting that he had nowhere else to be, all day.
I suppose I can see why.
I suppose I can see why.
My latest op-ed: This ‘sleepy’ Supreme Court case could change Americans’ lives.
Link: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
Link: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
We shouldn’t let our energy future be undone in a single local courthouse. This is especially important for Alaska, which is critical for American energy dominance. We made this point in a recent multi-state amicus brief to SCOTUS. Excerpts from the op-ed below:
Chevron U.S.A. v. Plaquemines Parish may look at first glance like a “sleepy” case. The justices will simply decide whether a Louisiana community’s lawsuit against the energy giant should be heard in state or federal court. But this procedural question could affect other lawsuits targeting industries including energy, firearms, beef and more.
1/ 🧵Part 2 Election Interference case studies: CIA
Since the 1980’s ODI/OTI has financed projects directly using 4 foundations associated with NED, in recent years OTI has channeled more $$ to them than has NED.
Since the 1980’s ODI/OTI has financed projects directly using 4 foundations associated with NED, in recent years OTI has channeled more $$ to them than has NED.
2/ The 2 funding sources, OTI and NED, have also sent funds to a network of U.S. foundations, consulting, & PR firms. This laundering conceal the source financing by the U.S. gov that maintains control over the funds.
3/ The CIA can provide funds secretly to NED and OTI, they often fund salaries of foreign 'assets' employed by these foundations. CIA can launder their funds through individuals, businesses, or private institutions.
Paxos just bought the israeli blockchain start-up Fordefi for $100 million, including their Tel Aviv HQ, and will continue to employ dozens of israeli employees.
Tell @Paxos to divest from genocide and shut down their new TLV office
Tell @Paxos to divest from genocide and shut down their new TLV office
@Paxos Paxos CEO @chadcascarilla has no reason to keep operating an office full of war criminals from the IDF's Unit 8200.
@Paxos @chadcascarilla Tell Paxos co-founder @rich_teo to quickly end @PaxosGlobal's complicity with genocide and apartheid
I have a huge report from the Florida Auditor General regarding both Jacksonville Optima locations. This report is from 2024 and raises major red flags on why the state is not investigating @ByronDonalds & @ErikaDonalds for state education fraud.
1/ 🧵Part 1
How election interference works counter-narrative using 2 historical examples in Nicaragua and Venezeula. It's important to explore Nicaragua bc it was the model for Venezuela (and others).
How election interference works counter-narrative using 2 historical examples in Nicaragua and Venezeula. It's important to explore Nicaragua bc it was the model for Venezuela (and others).
2/ These operations are a whole of government effort: principally directed by the Department of State (DS), the Agency for International Development (AID), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) along with its four associated…
3/ …foundations. These are the International Republican Institute (IRI, ran by Sen John McCain for 25 yrs) of the Republican Party; the National Democratic Institute (NDI) of the Democratic Party; the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
"The cost of living crisis"
I'm completely annoyed by this phrase.
It sounds like it means something but doesn't. Of course we want things to be affordable. No one debates that.
But what are we willing to trade-off? And how can we lower costs? Those are the questions
I'm completely annoyed by this phrase.
It sounds like it means something but doesn't. Of course we want things to be affordable. No one debates that.
But what are we willing to trade-off? And how can we lower costs? Those are the questions
When politicians talk vaguely about "tackling the cost of living," they can justify almost any policy.
Price controls? Affordability. Subsidies? Affordability. More spending? Affordability.
It literally can mean anything. That's fine for politics but not for understanding.
Price controls? Affordability. Subsidies? Affordability. More spending? Affordability.
It literally can mean anything. That's fine for politics but not for understanding.
So let's think a bit. What actually makes something more affordable?
Only one thing: the real cost of providing it has to fall.
Only one thing: the real cost of providing it has to fall.
You forgot to mention the work of Morgan G. AMES.
AMES, Morgan G., 2015. Charismatic technology. Aarhus Series on Human Centered Computing. 5 octobre 2015. Vol. 1, n° 1, pp. 12‑24. DOI 10.7146/aahcc.v1i1.21199.
AMES, Morgan G., 2019. The charisma machine: the life, death, and legacy of one laptop per child. Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-53744-5.
AMES, Morgan G., 2015. Charismatic technology. Aarhus Series on Human Centered Computing. 5 octobre 2015. Vol. 1, n° 1, pp. 12‑24. DOI 10.7146/aahcc.v1i1.21199.
AMES, Morgan G., 2019. The charisma machine: the life, death, and legacy of one laptop per child. Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-53744-5.
Why ? Selon mon IA "Cueto et al.‘s non-citation of Ames is not evidence of scholarly negligence but rather reflects the disciplinary boundaries that structure academic knowledge production.
Economists writing for the NBER and economics journals operate within a literature ecosystem that largely excludes STS, HCI, and ethnographic research.
Both bodies of work offer valuable insights into OLPC’s legacy: Cueto et al. provide rigorous causal estimates of long-run impacts, while Ames provides deep contextual understanding of why those impacts were null or negative.
American readers interested in a complete picture of OLPC’s history should engage with both traditions."
Economists writing for the NBER and economics journals operate within a literature ecosystem that largely excludes STS, HCI, and ethnographic research.
Both bodies of work offer valuable insights into OLPC’s legacy: Cueto et al. provide rigorous causal estimates of long-run impacts, while Ames provides deep contextual understanding of why those impacts were null or negative.
American readers interested in a complete picture of OLPC’s history should engage with both traditions."
@JohnHolbein1 En 2009 et 2015, Morgan G. Ames se demandait :
"Why did OLPC persist despite evidence of failure? What ideologies shaped its design?"
Alors que le NBER, en 2025, se demande si :
"Did laptops improve measurable educational outcomes?"
Effectivement, deux mondes différents...
"Why did OLPC persist despite evidence of failure? What ideologies shaped its design?"
Alors que le NBER, en 2025, se demande si :
"Did laptops improve measurable educational outcomes?"
Effectivement, deux mondes différents...
Most people struggle with thinking clearly.
We spend 12 years being told what to think — then get tossed into the real world unprepared.
Here are 9 mental models you should be teaching your kids ASAP:
We spend 12 years being told what to think — then get tossed into the real world unprepared.
Here are 9 mental models you should be teaching your kids ASAP:
1. Zeigarnik Effect
Your mind hates unfinished tasks.
When you don’t “close the loop,” your brain keeps burning energy in the background.
For better focus and progress, finish what you start — or intentionally leave a loop open to spark creativity.
Your mind hates unfinished tasks.
When you don’t “close the loop,” your brain keeps burning energy in the background.
For better focus and progress, finish what you start — or intentionally leave a loop open to spark creativity.
2. Sunk Cost Fallacy
Whether in business, betting, or relationships, we often stick with something just because we’ve already invested time, money, or emotion.
But past investment is not a good reason to keep going.
Cut losses early.
Whether in business, betting, or relationships, we often stick with something just because we’ve already invested time, money, or emotion.
But past investment is not a good reason to keep going.
Cut losses early.
Chaos: two rival factions - one tied the president and one to the VP - are trying to set US policy on Ukraine, cutting out the State Dept. Each pushes Ukraine to surrender, then leaks to press to claim they are official. FT now reports Vance's faction is holding its own talks. 1/
In Oct. the Trump faction - son-in-law Jared Kushner & business pal Steve Witkoff - met secretly with a Russian rep in Miami. Now the Vance faction - his Yale friend Dan Driscoll - is meeting in Abu Dhabi with Russians and a Ukrainian. Rival efforts. 2/
ft.com/content/55a9f8…
ft.com/content/55a9f8…
FT's source is clearly part of the Vance camp and tries to portray SecArmy Dan Driscoll, a 39-year-old former 1st lieutenant whose only qualification his friendship with Vance, as a new important conduit to Russia. FT had to ask if Ukrainians were involved at all. 3/
If you ask any LLM, it will admit to you that it's a half useless coded piece of hype which crumbles under the slightest pressure
You can get to this outcome by showing an LLM a function which proves the limits of its own compute and complexity and then it will just admit that having a bigger brain and listening to media liars is not going to help it think harder
